Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 96,068 hectares (960.68 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA is the location for one of only two records since 1990 of the Critically Endangered Night Parrot. When inundated, it supports up to 270,000 waterbirds, including more than 1% of the global population of 14 species (six waterfowl, three cormorants, and single species of grebe, heron, ibis, stilt and tern). It also supports three near-threatened and five arid-biome-restricted species.
Acknowledgements
Mike Coote, Rob Davis and Stuart Halse helped define the boundaries and commented on the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fortescue Marshes (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fortescue-marshes-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.